The Civil War tore America in two, brother fought brother in America's bloodiest war ever. The Confederates (The South) stood on one side, proslavery, disgruntled against the Northern Union’s treatment of Southern rights, specifically regarding the right to slaves. On the other side stood the Union, enraged that the South would dare declare themselves independent, and break away from the Union. The civil war resulted in the most American deaths, above any other war, totaling at just over 620,000 U.S deaths. With the exorbitant amount of bloodshed that took place in the war, the question comes to bear, was the Civil War worth it? The Civil War was not a waste, because it led to the freedom of slaves, whose hardships were devastating, also it reunited an angry country and set the country onto the path of becoming the liberal and righteous country it is today through the ratification of several amendments. The Civil War led to Abraham Lincoln's signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, on January 1st 1863, which issued the freedom of all African Americans deemed slaves in the Southern Confederate states, The Emancipation Proclamation specifically states " by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free"(Emancipation Proclamation) . Many believed that the Emancipation Proclamation was unconstitutional and violated Southern rights, but the South had already seceded from the Union when the Emancipation was put into effect and was at war with the Union. Abraham Lincoln could legally use his Executive wartime powers to issue the Emancipation against the Confederates, because they were a rival nation at the time. The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was also a brilliant strategic maneuver because it prompted slaves to escape from their Southern...

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